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Broken Hill & the Far West · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1912

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The War. [Reuter's Message.] More About Lule Burgas. Mukhtar Pasha's Great Fight. One Division Annihilated. Secret of Bulgarian Success. London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 November 1912 · page 4

Donohue, the "Chronicle" correspondent, says:—After the Bulgarian wedge was driven in between the several wings, Mukhtar Pasha retreated in…

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Late War News. [Renter's Message.] Montenegrins Not Faring Too Well. Belgrade

Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 November 1912 · page 4

It is reported that the M[?] were unable to hold the position they occupied on Tarabosch mountain, and were dislodged by the Turks, leaving…

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The War. [Reuter's Message.] the Lule Burgas Battle. Another Account. Turks' Army' "Defeated by Starvation." Constantinople Authorities Condemned. London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 November 1912 · page 2

The "Telegraph's" correspondent, [?]scribing the retreat after Lule Burgas, says that the strongest speedily got in front the weak and sick and wounded…

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Thousands of Wounded R[?]ach Constantinople. London

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 November 1912 · page 4

Thirty-six thousand wounded have reached Constantinople…

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Late War News. [Reuter's Message.] Eastward, Ho! Great Britain Preparing for Eventualities. Malta

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 November 1912 · page 4

The battleships King Edward, New Zealand Hindustan, and Africa are steaming at 18 knots, and passed eastward of Maltu. The Hibernia,…

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Latest War News. [Reuter's Messages.] Turks and Guns Captured in the Last Fight. Sofia

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 November 1912 · page 4

The Bulgarians captured 2000 prisoners and 100 guns, including 37 quickfirers, at Lule Burgas and Bunar Hissar…

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The War. [Reuter' Message.] Terrible Turkish Atrocities at R0d0st0. Children Thrown Into the Flames of Burning Buildings. Constantinople

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 November 1912 · page 2

The "Daily Chronicle's" Constantinople correspondent states that bands of famished Nizami (three-year-trained infantry) from Lule Burgas have…

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Reported Revolt of Turkish Soldiers. Constantinople

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 November 1912 · page 4

The Porte has warned local Kurds that they will be held responsible if they start any trouble in Constantinople…

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Cable News Turkey and the Balkan States Latest War News

Western Grazier · Saturday 9 November 1912 · page 3

Horrible atrocities were committed by the retreating Turks at Serfidge, where 125 Greeks, including five priests, were massacred. Their noses…

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The War. [Reuter's Message.] Bulgarians Nearing Constantinople. Only Twenty-six Miles From Their Objective. Vienna

Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 November 1912 · page 4

The "Reichport" states that a battle ts proceeding along the Tehataldelta line of defence. The third Bulgarian army, advancing south of Derkos, has…

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The Following Appeared in Yesterday's Second Edition. Latest War News. [Reuter's Message.] Defeated Troops Returning to Constantinople. Great Terror in Stamboul

Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 November 1912 · page 8

Constantinople, Thursday Evening. The defeated troops are arriving desperate and starving. They have been foodless for three days…

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A "Holy War" Asked For. Religious Strength F[?]o[?] [?]Ttoman Soldiers. Constantinople

Barrier Miner · Monday 11 November 1912 · page 4

The Sheik [?]l Islam (head of the Church) has appealed to the Ulemas Hodjas (theologians and general body of lawyers) to organise a Jehad (a holy…

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Constantinople Swarming with Fugitives. Disease Breaks Out Among the Wounded. Constantinople

Barrier Miner · Monday 11 November 1912 · page 4

Fugitive troops are swarming in to Constantinople from Tchataldcha, and are camping in the streets. A disease like cholera is affecting the wounded…

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Women's Place in War. "A Sorry Day for the Men of Australia."

Barrier Miner · Monday 11 November 1912 · page 7

"It will be a sorry day for the men of Australia when they are compelled to seek the aid of the women in defending the country," was the comment of…

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Latest War News. [Reuter's Message.] for the Surrender of Constantinople. Typhus at Adrianople. Vienna

Barrier Miner · Monday 11 November 1912 · page 8

The "Reichpost" states that informal pourparlers for the surrender of Constantinople have begun. Thousands of cases of typhus fever…

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British Supremacy. the Prime Minister and the Balkan War. Important Pronouncement. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Monday 11 November 1912 · page 4

The principal feature of the Lord Mayor's show on Saturday was the medieval military pageant. The Guildhall banquet was a brilliant…

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Our Citizen Soldiers. Good Results Shown

Barrier Miner · Monday 11 November 1912 · page 1

"The South Australian trainees," said Major Brand to an "Advertiser" reporter, "are just beginning to realise that there is something more to learn…

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Turks Returning to Asia. Soldiers and Refugees Fight for Transport on the Trains. Wounded Thrown Pell-mell Into Carriages. London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 12 November 1912 · page 2

Mr. Ashmend-Burtlett, a war correspondent at Constantinople, describes the amazing scenes of the retreat from Thrace. A hundred miles was covered…

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General Dimitrieff Wounded. Always in the Van of Battle. Sofia

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 12 November 1912 · page 2

Thirty thousand Macedonian volunteers have joined the Bulgarian Army in Thrace, and thousands of them are armed with Mausor rifles captured from…

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Against War. a Social Democraticdemonstration. Vienna

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 12 November 1912 · page 2

Thousands here participated yesterday in a Social Democratic demonstration against the war. "The Reichport" denies that the…

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